This isn't "starting to seep." This is a direct result of the popularity/sales of P&P&Z back in 2009 (published in April and the damn thing was still selling like mad at Xmas).
Publishing is just a susceptible to trends as any other market. Did you notice the huge increase in the number of paranormal YA titles in response to the success of the Twilight "Saga" (just for the record, I don't think that word means what Stephenie thinks it means)? Did you notice the re-release of Wuthering Heights and (I think) Pride and Prejudice redone in Twilight colors with their role in the books splashed loudly across the cover?
With any luck, the huge list of newly released mashup titles involved in this evisceration of classic lit is pointing towards the glut before the end of the tail.
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Publishing is just a susceptible to trends as any other market. Did you notice the huge increase in the number of paranormal YA titles in response to the success of the Twilight "Saga" (just for the record, I don't think that word means what Stephenie thinks it means)? Did you notice the re-release of Wuthering Heights and (I think) Pride and Prejudice redone in Twilight colors with their role in the books splashed loudly across the cover?
With any luck, the huge list of newly released mashup titles involved in this evisceration of classic lit is pointing towards the glut before the end of the tail.